UDINUS INAUGURATED MITSUBISHI TRAINING CENTER

Mitsubishi Training Center was inaugurated at Dian Nuswantoro University (Udinus) on Wednesday 25th of October 2017. Udinus is the first and the only University which has a cooperation with Mitsubishi.

After the MoU was signed by Udinus Rector Prof., Dr., Ir Edi Noersasongko M.Kom, Director of PT. Setsuya Astec Yoshizuka Yasuki, and Director of PT Millennium Energy Firman Istiawan last May, today Mitsubishi Training Center was inaugurated. The inauguration was a form of symbiosis mutualism that has been agreed upon before. PT. Setsuya Astec is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi specialized in factory automation which has been established for 45 years, while PT Millennium Energy is the authorized distributor of Mitsubishi Electric Indonesia in Semarang.

"The technology used in the education world is always one step behind the industry. Therefore, this cooperation is one of the ways to equalize the technology used in the education world and in the industrial world "said Edi Noersasongko. Meanwhile, the lecture by using Programmable Logic Controller has been started since Monday 23rd of October on the 4th floor of B building of the faculty of Engineer. The tool is used for the first time in the industrial Electronics course of 6th semester student. The Mitsubishi Party provides Programmable Logic Controller of factory automation to Udinus as a form of the cooperation.

Later on, students of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Engineering can use the tool for the practical purposes. Students are ready when they are released in to industrial world because they are already prepared by the university with complete practical tools. "Mitsubishi Training Center will be open to public so that company technicians, students and lecturers can join the training there" said Firman Istiawan. (* PR / mey)